[washingtonismoney]

I do hope Muir is thinking through these conflict-of-interest issues -- not that I'm disturbed by this particular instance of it. While Feldman's article argues that the VR tech used by this company is distinctive, I'm sure that's at best a momentary advantage. Someone would've invented something like it, and that technology would've spread. Might as well let Stanford students/coaches cash in.

I think there are some ancillary benefits here:
* a reputation for technological innovation in the football program might be a helpful recruiting advantage for players. ("We get all the newest, coolest stuff.") And knowing that the coach is a booster of such innovations means the inventors of the newest, coolest stuff will think Shaw first -- especially when you consider the legions of venture capitalists encamped on Sand Hill.

* also helps us pay Shaw less than a comparable coach of his record. 

[washingtonismoney]

I do hope Muir is thinking through these conflict-of-interest issues -- not that I'm disturbed by this particular instance of it. While Feldman's article argues that the VR tech used by this company is distinctive, I'm sure that's at best a momentary advantage. Someone would've invented something like it, and that technology would've spread. Might as well let Stanford students/coaches cash in.

I think there are some ancillary benefits here:
* a reputation for technological innovation in the football program might be a helpful recruiting advantage for players. ("We get all the newest, coolest stuff.") And knowing that the coach is a booster of such innovations means the inventors of the newest, coolest stuff will think Shaw first -- especially when you consider the legions of venture capitalists encamped on Sand Hill.

* also helps us pay Shaw less than a comparable coach of his record.